… what came to be called the “Fall” of the Roman empire was not a single dramatic defeat ….” ‘These invasions were not perpetual, destructive raids; still less were they organised campaigns of conquest. Rather they were a “gold rush” of immigrants from the underdeveloped countries …” THE TEMPLARS; Pier Paul Read; 1999.

In July 2008, "Deegan," a white supremacist posting on Stormfront, suggested that under McCain, the U.S. military would be used by Israel to conduct activities similar to those of Hezbollah. "Deegan" argued that "McCain is a de facto Israeli and would use the USA military for Israeli goals in the same manner that Iran uses Hezbollah."